Psalms 31:13

Psalms 31:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
• New International Version (NIV)For I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side!” They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I hear the whispering of many— terror on every side!— as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I hear the slander of many; Fear is on every side; While they take counsel together against me, They scheme to take away my life.

Context of Psalms 31:13

11I am scorned by all my enemies and despised by my neighbors— even my friends are afraid to come near me. When they see me on the street, they run the other way. 12I am ignored as if I were dead, as if I were a broken pot. I have heard the many rumors about me, and I am surrounded by terror. My enemies conspire against me, plotting to take my life. 14But I am trusting you, O Lord, saying, “You are my God!” 15My future is in your hands. Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.

Psalms 31:13 word by word

כִּ֤י שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי׀ דִּבַּ֥ת רַבִּים֮ מָג֪וֹר מִסָּ֫בִ֥יב בְּהִוָּסְדָ֣ם יַ֣חַד עָלַ֑י לָקַ֖חַת נַפְשִׁ֣י זָמָֽמוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For I have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the slanderדִּבָּהdibbâh · slanderH1681
• of manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• fearמָגוֹרmâgôr mâgûr · terrorH4032
• on every sideסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · around: sideH5439
• while they took counselיָסַדyâsad · to foundH3245
• togetherיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162
• against me, they devisedזָמַםzâmam · to planH2161
• to take awayלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• my lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315

Cross-references for Psalms 31:13

• Psalms 55:10Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders, but the real danger is wickedness within the city.
• Psalms 101:5I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors. I will not endure conceit and pride.
• 1 Samuel 22:8Is that why you have conspired against me? For not one of you told me when my own son made a solemn pact with the son of Jesse. You’re not even sorry for me. Think of it! My own son—encouraging him to kill me, as he is trying to do this very day!”
• 1 Samuel 24:9Then he shouted to Saul, “Why do you listen to the people who say I am trying to harm you?
• Jeremiah 20:10I have heard the many rumors about me. They call me “The Man Who Lives in Terror.” They threaten, “If you say anything, we will report it.” Even my old friends are watching me, waiting for a fatal slip. “He will trap himself,” they say, “and then we will get our revenge on him.”
• Luke 23:1Then the entire council took Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor.
• Psalms 56:1O God, have mercy on me, for people are hounding me. My foes attack me all day long.
• Psalms 57:4I am surrounded by fierce lions who greedily devour human prey— whose teeth pierce like spears and arrows, and whose tongues cut like swords.
• Jeremiah 6:25Don’t go out to the fields! Don’t travel on the roads! The enemy’s sword is everywhere and terrorizes us at every turn!
• Jeremiah 20:3The next day, when Pashhur finally released him, Jeremiah said, “Pashhur, the Lord has changed your name. From now on you are to be called ‘The Man Who Lives in Terror.’
• Lamentations 2:22“You have invited terrors from all around, as though you were calling them to a day of feasting. In the day of the Lord’s anger, no one has escaped or survived. The enemy has killed all the children whom I carried and raised.”
• 1 Samuel 19:10Saul hurled his spear at David. But David dodged out of the way, and leaving the spear stuck in the wall, he fled and escaped into the night.
• 1 Samuel 20:33Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan, intending to kill him. So at last Jonathan realized that his father was really determined to kill David.
• 1 Samuel 23:19But now the men of Ziph went to Saul in Gibeah and betrayed David to him. “We know where David is hiding,” they said. “He is in the strongholds of Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, which is in the southern part of Jeshimon.
• 2 Samuel 17:1Now Ahithophel urged Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men to start out after David tonight.
• Jeremiah 11:19I was like a lamb being led to the slaughter. I had no idea that they were planning to kill me! “Let’s destroy this man and all his words,” they said. “Let’s cut him down, so his name will be forgotten forever.”

Commentaries on Psalms 31:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13I have heard the slander of many - To this and the two foregoing verses the reader may find several parallels; Jeremiah 18:18; to the end of Jeremiah 19:1-15., and ten first verses of chapter 20: This has caused several to suppose that Jeremiah was the author of this Psalm.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13For I have heard the slander of many - The reproach; the false accusations; the unjust aspersions. We are here more definitely informed as to another of the sources of the trouble that came upon him. It was “slander.” He had already referred to “two” sources of trouble; one Psalm 31:11 that he was “reproached” by his friends and neighbors, and that his society was shunned by them; a second, that he was “forgotten” by those who ought to have remembered…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 David's troubles made him a man of sorrows. Herein he was a type of Christ, who was acquainted with grief. David acknowledged that his afflictions were merited by his own sins, but Christ suffered for ours. David's friends durst not give him any assistance. Let us not think it strange if thus deserted, but make sure of a Friend in heaven who will not fail. God will be sure to order and dispose all for the best, to all those who commit their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13In this prayer for mercy, the psalmist places a description of his intense suffering and the pain of rejection between two statements of trust in the Lord (Psalm 31:6, 14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. For--introduces further reasons for his prayer, the unjust, deliberate, and murderous purposes of his foes.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 31:13

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Persecution
• Slander

In the dictionaries

• David
• Magor-Missabib
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings